Islam (name)

Islam (إِسْلَام) is an Arabic male and female given name and surname meaning "acceptance, agreement approval (the truth)", "god-fearing, humility, devoutness", "acknowledgment, admission, yield, obeyance", "obedience, preservation, protection, safeguarding, keeping", "piety, loyalty, devotion", "subjection, submissiveness, wonder, admiration, respect, submitting".

Also, the name of the religion Islam and is primarily associated with Muslims. The name Islam is a diminutive of the name Aslam (أَسْلَم aslam), which both names stemming from the male noun-name Salaam.

It may refer to:

People with the given name

 * Islam Alijaj (born 1986), Swiss disability activist
 * Islam al-Behairy (born 1974), Egyptian liberalist
 * Islam Alsultanov (born 2001), Russian footballer
 * Islam Chipsy, stage name of Egyptian musician Islam Said
 * Islam El-Shater (born 1976), Egyptian football player
 * Islam Karimov (1938–2016), president of Uzbekistan
 * Islam Makhachev (born 1991), Russian mixed martial artist, UFC Lightweight Champion
 * Islam Slimani (born 1988), Algerian football player
 * Noor Islam Dawar, Pakistani Pashtun human rights activist
 * Shafiul Islam Mohiuddin (born 1955), Bangladeshi business magnate

People with the surname

 * Aktar Islam – Restaurateur, curry chef and businessman
 * Faisal Islam (born 1977), British journalist
 * Mitchell Islam (born 1990), Canadian figure skater
 * Naeem Islam (born 1986), Bangladeshi cricketer
 * Rizza Islam (born 1990), member of the Nation of Islam and social media influencer
 * Rupam Islam, Bengali Singer & Musician under Bangla Rock Genre, Kolkata, West Bengal
 * Runa Islam – Film and photography visual artist, who was nominated for the 2008 Turner Prize
 * Sabirul Islam – author, entrepreneur and motivational speaker
 * Saiful Islam (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Samirul Islam (born 1987), Indian-Bengali social activist
 * Shafiul Islam (born 1989), Bangladeshi cricketer
 * Sanchita Islam – Artist, writer and filmmaker
 * Shahara Islam –The youngest victim killed during the 7 July 2005 London bombings
 * Taijul Islam (born 1992), Bangladeshi cricketer
 * Tanish Islam (born 1996), Indian Space Engineer
 * Umar Islam, formerly Brian Young (born 1978), member of the foiled 2006 transatlantic aircraft plot
 * Yusuf Islam British singer, born Stephen Demetre in 1948 and formerly known as Cat Stevens

Compound names with Islam as a suffix

 * Manzurul Islam (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Nazrul Islam (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Nurul Islam (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Qamar al-Islam (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Tajul Islam (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Zahurul Islam (disambiguation), multiple people